Easy No Bake Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars | DIY Bobo’s

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You will love these easy no-bake peanut butter and jelly bars with only 5 ingredients! Loaded with all the nutritious stuff and extra protein, you won’t ever have to buy Bobo’s again. Don’t get me wrong our family LOVES the Bobo pb&j’s. However, now that we are a one income family, I can’t splurge on our favorite snacks and breakfast indulgences anymore and need to find ways to create them from scratch at a fraction of the cost.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This recipe only has 5 simple ingredients, likely already ingredients you have at home in your kitchen. They only take about 10 minutes to put together. And did I mention before how much cheaper they are? Spending almost one dollar each on the Bobo’s from Sam’s Club wasn’t in the budget for us unfortunately. If you crave simple, healthy snacks on a budget you’ll love this recipe!

P.S. If you are a one income family, check out my post that covers 10 Practical Tips for Becoming a Secure Single Income Family.

What ingredients do I need to make No-bake Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars?

You’ll only need 5 simple ingredients that are likely already in your kitchen! We purchase most of these ingredients from Sam’s Club to save on costs.

1. Peanut Butter
2. Honey (we like to use organic raw honey, sometimes from a local source)
3. Old Fashioned Rolled Oats (we like the Bob’s Red Mill Organic)
4. Vanilla Protein Powder (use your favorite kind)
5. Your Favorite Jam (I used red raspberry, but strawberry, grape or blackberry would also be delicious!)

Helpful Supplies

• Large mixing bowl (I use a large glass pyrex bowl)
• Stainless steel blending fork (It really helps get the peanut butter and honey mixed in well with the dry ingredients)
• 8×8 baking dish (I prefer glass)
• Adjustable measuring cup (this is awesome for measuring the peanut butter or honey – no scraping!)
• Parchment paper (to more easily remove the bars from the dish)
• Plastic wrap (to cover the bars while they set in the fridge)

What if I don’t have protein powder?

For this recipe, you could omit the protein powder if you don’t have any on hand. However, if you do this, I would recommend blending up additional oats in a food processor (about one cup) to add more bulk to the dry ingredients. If you don’t, you’ll end up with really sticky bars that may not set correctly.

How do I make peanut butter and jelly bars?

First, mix together your dry ingredients well (oats and protein powder) like the image below.

After you have mixed your dry ingredients, add in your peanut butter and honey. Use a blending fork for easy mixing.

Once the ingredients are well mixed, press half of the mixture into your parchment-lined 9×9 pan.

Add your favorite fruit jam on top of the first layer.

Top with the remaining half of your mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 4 hours before cutting into bars.

Tips For Keeping the Jelly From Coming Out of the Top Oat Layer

There are a couple of different ways you can master adding the top layer:

1. With clean hands, grab about a quarter of the mixture at a time a flatten it out into a square shape (doesn’t have to be perfect!) before placing on top of the jelly layer. Continue to do this until you’ve covered the entire jelly layer.
2. Alternatively, if you have a second 9X9 pan that you can line with parchment paper, you could press the top layer into that and then remove and lay on top of the jelly layer.

You’ll also want to make sure that you are using the correct size pan. If it’s too large, the mixture will either not spread far enough to the edges or if you do manage to spread them out far enough, they will be thin and made not hold up as expected.

Storing the Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

Keep the bars stored in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to 5 days.

No-Bake Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

With only 5 ingredients and simple instructions, these peanut butter and jelly bars will be your favorite go-to recipe for a quick and delicious breakfast or snack!

Print Recipe

Prep Time:10 minutes mins

Additional Time:4 hours hrs

Total Time:4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Equipment

• Amazon.com | KitchenArt Professional Series 2 Cup Adjust-A-Cup, Champagne Satin, Adjustable, 1/8 to 2-Cup White: Measuring Cups: Coffee Cups & Mugs
• Amazon.com: Pyrex Sculpted 3-Pack Glass Mixing Bowls (1.3 QT, 2.3 QT, 4.5 QT) with BPA-Free Lids, Prepping and Baking Food Storage Set, Dishwasher, Microwave and Freezer Safe: Home & Kitchen
• Amazon.com: RSVP International Endurance Kitchen Baking Tool Collection, Blending Fork, Stainless Steel: Flatware Forks: Home & Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
• 1 cup Vanilla Protein Powder
• 2/3 cup Honey
• 1 cup Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cup of Jam

Instructions

• Mix together your dry ingredients well (oats and protein powder).
• Add in your peanut butter and honey to the dry ingredients using a blending fork.
• Firmly press half of the mixture into your parchment-lined 9×9 pan.
• Top the bottom layer with jam.
• Using the remaining oat mixture, top the bars and gently press to secure the layers.
• Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 4 hours to set.
• Cut into 8 bars for serving.

Notes

These bars should be stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Servings: 8 bars

Author: Kirsten Weinsheimer

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